What is the 'LSE'? Definition & meaning

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Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Balance sheet

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

American Depository Receipts (ADRs)

Tradeable assets that let Americans invest in overseas stocks using US laws and dollars.

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

Equity ETF

An exchange-traded fund that is comprised of a set of stocks.

Ponzi Scheme

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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